Manufacture of composite structures



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MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE STRCTURES Filed May l5, 1939 6 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY March 4, 1941,

J. F. PAGENDARM MANUFACTURE 0F COMPOSITE STRUCTURES Filed May 15, 1939 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 lmlm-Hfulll NNN ATTO R N EY March 4, 1941. J. F. PAGENDARM V MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES e sheets-sheet 5 Filed May l5, 19259 v QN QN IN J0/7/7 'vyenUa/fm @05h/MM ATTORNEY NNN March 4, 1941.

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MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES Filed May 15, 19159 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 /30 Ef-1E E| INVENTOR 75 ./0/7/7 pagnda/'m ATTORN EY Patented Mar. 4, 1941 PATENT OFFICE MAN UFACTURE OF COIWPOSITE STRUCTURES J ohn F. Pagendarm, Oakland, Calif., assignor to Bemiss 'Corporatiom ar corporation of California Application May 15, 1939, Serial No. 273,657

10 Claims.

This invention relates' to the manufacture of composite structures including a facing sheet having bonded thereto one or more sheets in- -cluding a continuously corrugated member to 5 ,provide -corrugated paper or corrugated board structures. It has been proposed by Bemiss in application Serial NumberI 207,023 filed May 10, 1938 to provide wire inserts in such composite structure to the end that the board, when bent into shape, is resilient, retains its shape, and is available and suitable for use in automatic packaging machines. This invention is particularly concerned with a machine for inserting wire'into such a composite structure, particularly one which will operate rapidly, efficiently in a simple manner to insert and secure a plurality of wires into a corrugated composite structure.v y It is in general the4 broad object of the present invention to provide a machine for automatically of resilient wires.

Another object of the present invention is to 25 The machine in the present invention includes other advantageous features and objects, some of which, together with the foregoing, will appear hereinafter wherein Ithe present preferred form of machine of this invention is disclosed.

f In the drawings accompanying and forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is aside elevation showing the assembled machine.

' Figure 2 is a plan View with a portion of the machine cut away to illustrate the operating parts thereof. l g v v Figure 3 is a section taken along the line` 3-3 in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section taken along the line 4 4, Figure 1. Y l o Figure 5 is a section taken along the line 5-5 inFigure 1. f ,Y y y Figure 6 is a section taken along the line 6-6 in Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a section taken along the line 1-1 in Figure 6. Y

Figure 8 is a section taken along the line 8-8 of Figure 6. y

Figures 9 and 10 are opposite side elevations through the wire feeding mechanism, while FigvQ-ures 11 and 12 are respectively sections taken fg posite sheet on thev drum, and the'rwire insert.`

inserting into a composite structure a plurality The frame The machine of the present invention includes a frame made up of suitable horizontally extending opposite side rails or channels 2| and 22. These are suitably joine'd together by transverse 5 bracing members 23 to provide a frame Which is supported upon a base 24 by lvertical legs 26 provided by channels or other suitable structural elements. Lower side rails 2'1 are also provided by suitable channels to stiften the frame and providefa support for the various elements in the machine, as will presently appear.

The power unit Motive power for driving of the unit is prol15 vided from any suitable source, and in Figure 1 I have indicated an electric motor 3l carrying a pulley 32 which drives pulley 33 through a suitable V belt or other mechanical drive connection 34. 'I'he pulley 33 is secured upon a shaft 36 '1'20 suitably journalled as at 3l upon the frame of the machine. The shaft 36 also carries a pulley 38 and a V belt 39 which is extended about pulley 38 and about another pulley 4I secured upon a shaft 42. The shaft 42 carries aroller 43 over V25 which is extended a conveyor belt 46. Thebelt 46 extends to the rear of the sheet and over a pulley 48 mounted upon ya shaft 49 also journalled upon the frame of the machine. The conveyor belt serves to move toward the front of the machine 30 (toward the right of Figure 2) the completed articles, as will presently appear.

Shaft 36 also carries a pulley 5I and a V belt 52 is extended from this pulley about a pulley 53 which is secured to the driven side of a clutch '35 56 upon shaft 54. The clutch 56 is interposed between the freely rotating pulley and the shaft `and serves to engage the pulley with the lshaft whereby the shaft 5ft is rotated selectively by the machine operator engaging and disengaging the 140 clutch. l i Also secured upon the shaft 54 for rotation therewith is a pulley-51. A V belt 58 is extended about this pulley and about a larger pulley 59 secured to shaft 6l. l Mounted for rotation with 45 shaft 6l is the presently described brake and centering meansy operating lcam 62. Idler 63 serves to `keep the V belt `58 taut. Hand wheel 64 is. mounted upon shaft 6l1 sothat the machine can be rotated a selective amount for purposes of ad- 50 justment, if this be deemed necessary. v

u `paper feed `Means 'are .provided for feeding'into themachine a preformed continuous composite sheet. rag

composite sheet is fed through guide 'I6 supported from the same frame 1| and including two closely adjacent U members to4 smooth out and feed.

the sheet in a slot form. From theguide 16 the paper passes about a guide ro-ller 11 closely adjacent to the grooved drum or tubular member '18, about which the sheet passes to emerge between itself and another guide roller 19. The tubular member 18 is suitably rotatably mounted upon shaft 92 which issupported in suitable supporting brackets 93 on each side of the machine.

As appears in Figures 5 and 13, the periphery 'of the tubular member, which is generally circular in cross sectional outline, is formed with a plurality of grooves therein 8|, corresponding toV the :corrugations in the composite sheet. These cooperate with the rollers 'Il and 19 to hold the composite sheet structure securely about vthe tubular member whereby the sheet is accurately and positively positioned and driven.

The drum drive Means are provided for rotating the tubular `member 18 a predetermined and a selected amount. This rotating means includes an intermittently rotated ratchet wheel 9| secured adjacent one end of the tubular member or drum. Rotatably mounted upon shaft 92 is a gear |0|. Journalled upon the shaft 92 adjacent to the gear -is a supporting bracket |02. 'Ihis bracket Yacts "as a support and guide for rack |03 which Ais engaged with gear |0I. 10|, is a plate |04 and extending therefrom is Secured to the gear The drum brake and Zoclc A drum brake and lock are provided to stop the drum and lock it while the wire is inserted. A pawl ||0 is oscillatably mounted as at This pawl carries a roller ||2 held by a spring (not shown) in engagement with the cam 62. The pawl includes a tooth ||3 adapted to fit against the ratchet wheel 9| and engage the same to locate the drum 18 in a selected position. When the cam 62 is rotated, the raised portion of thecamfindicated by numeral 4 forces roller ||2 to the right in Figure 6 and the tooth ||3 is held positively against the ratchet wheel to locate it in a selected position while the wire is inserted.

To assist in locating the drums, I provide a suitable brake means and this by providing a deep V grooved pulley ||5 on shaft 92. A lever ||'I' is oscillatably mounted on bracket H8. The lever carries a roller ||9 and this rollerl is held by a spring (not shown) against the face of thev caml 62. Engaged by a roller |20 on lever ||1 is a brake member |2| carrying a section 0f brake lining fabric indicated at |22 and normally tting into and bearing against the deep V groove in pulley ||5. The brake member |2| is positioned and supported by the grooved pulley H5 and by roller |20 and bracket H8. When cam 62 is rotated the roller |9 i-s moved to rock lever ||1 counterclockwise in Figure 6 and rocks the brake member whereby the brake member is 'pressed against the sides of the deep V grooved pulley ||5, which slows down the drum and enables the pawl ||0 to locate accurately in one of the teeth o-n the ratchet wheel and thus accurately align the drum.

The wire feeding mechanism Wire feeding heads are provided about the perphery of the drum for feeding wire lengths into the positioned composite sheet on the drum while the drum is stationary. Each of Vthese heads is generally indicated at |30 (Figure 5) and is mounted upon a suitable anged support Y |3| concentric with drum shaft 92 and secured to one of the brackets supporting shaft 92. The heads flanged bracket |3| at selected intervals-.so that .the wires are inserted at predetermined, selected points.. The attachment is secured by means of a slot' 240 in a supporting plate |38 which fits over the flanged bracket |3|.. Screws |40 press a plate |35 against the bracket |3| on one side of the slot to secure the plate in a selected position.

Each ofthe wire feeding heads includes wire feeding rollers |33 and |34. Roller 33 is flanged as at |45 and fits within a complementary groovev in. roller |34, the wire ibeing tightly gripped be.-

tween, and thus positively fed by the rollers.

Roller |33 is secured on a shaft |36,V the shaft being journalled in4 a suitable bearing |31 in supporting plate |38. On the other end of the shaft is mounted a gear |39 also secured to this shaft and carrying a clutch lfpresently described. Gear |39 is rotatedby a rack |01 which extends beyond the supporting plate |38and is reciprocated as will presently appear. The other roller |34 is mounted-for rotation uponfa bearing |42, the bearing being carried in an ecceni' tric |49 in the plateas lappears inr Figures 1 0' and 11. An adjusting means |43- is mounted upon the plate and includes aspring biased rod |50 extending'therethrough and bearing upon'l the eccentric |49 for the bearing |42, the tensionof the spring being adjusted by meanswoffnut |46. In this way the tension placed upon.; the wire, as it passes between the rollers, can be adj-usted Aand maintained constant. Suitable guide ways as it enters |41 and |48 are provided for the wire and leavesthe rollers.Y

The ame for roller 133',V f-f Roller |33is only rotated in one`direction. Mounted within gear |39 is a slip clutch" |56 which includes a driven inner memberrll; carrying a plurality of rollers |58 whichijamagainst the inner periphery ofthe gear |39' uponcounterclockwiserotation of shaft |36, andfwhich cause the roller |33 to', feed in one direction by movement of rack |4| and to remain stationary upon the return movement of the rack.

The wire feed drive` Means are; .provided for reciprocating; ther? rack |30. are spaced peripherally about the *4o-i guide |48 and rim |5|, each awire is neatly and 1|f4|. Thism'eans includes 'a'sleeve |0| lslideably mounted on shaft 92Land having; a collar |62 A levery |64y is rotatably end of the lever is adjustably connectedby a slideable collar |68 to a link |69, whichA is in y.turn connected to a slideable collar .|1| carried -upon a lever |12 rotatably mounted in a suitable bearing |13. 'I'heother end of the leverf|12 is `1connected f by a link`|16.to. crank 'arms |11 on thel rotating shaft |18 andon shaft22l. Shaft |18 is suitably -journalled injournals on one side `of the machine such as those which' appear at |8|. One end ofthe shaft is provided with `a miter gear |82 engaged with a miter gear |83 Aon shaft 6| whereby the shaft is driven. This 20` serves to rotate the linkage system and to move each rack in and out, whereby the wire is advanced into the oppositely positioned.v corrugation, between the corrugated sheet and the outer facing sheet each time that the drum isbrought to rest.' i l l As many feeding devices as vare desired can be placed about the flange supporting bracket and vin operation I have successfully usedl as many as six at one time,

The wire cut-off `It is to be particularly noted, as Aappears, in Figure 9, that each guide |48 extends closely adjacent to the rim of the grooved drum and that adjacent to the drum is provided av hardened slotted ring |5| while the composite sheet fits up snugly against this-rim. In operation, the rollers |33 and |34 are driven to an extent such that the Wire does not extend completely through.

the paper.. Upon relative rotation between each quickly severed. Subsequently, the projecting end of the wire is pushed on into the paper by cam plate |52 which rides against the side of the paper and pushes'the' end of each wire on into the corrugation. The operation is thus finally completed with the wire Within the paper.

The scoring operation As the paper emerges from the machine it is preferably scored lightly to retain the inserted wires after they are in place. To accomplish this I provide suitable scoring rollers 200 and 20| cooperating with scoring rollers 202 and 203. These rollers are mounted for rotation with shaft 204 and 205. A gear chain 206 is carried about gears 201 and 208 provided upon the shaft and about a gear 209 on shaft 92 to drive the rollers. This serves to lock the wire insert in position by providing a slight score line on opposite sides of the sheet.

The cut-01T knives As the completed composite sheet advances past the scoring rollers it passes between sets of xed cutting knives 2|0 and movable cutting knives 2| The fixed and movable knives are arranged in pairs and each pair is slidably mounted between the channels 2| and 22 in U bases 220. The bases can be locked at any desired point, thus enabling the width of the cut to be varied. The movable knives are reciprocated at one time, and to this end each movable knife is hinged at 2 |2 in its base mounting while its opposite end is supported by a link'2l3 from frame 2|4 secured on a shaft 2|6. Shaft 2|6 vcarries an upstandin'g arm 2|1 connected bylink -2|8 to crank arm 2|9 carried upon shaft 22|.

Shaft 22| is connected to one of the crank varms |11, as. has been heretofore explained. The oscillation of shaft 2 6 is biased by spring 222 eifecti've as between the frame and lever 223 on the shaft. 2|6.

- The-composite strip, severed from the sheet, is carried forward by the conveyor 46 to the forrward portion of the machine, whereat it is discharged over guard lip 23| on to a stacking and sorting conveyor 232 mounted on and extended between rollers 233 and another roller not shown which is driven by belt 234 from pulley 236.

I believe that from the foregoing it will be:

apparent that'I have provided a relatively simple and inexpensive, yet rugged and rapidly operating machine. As a brief summary of its operation, it is to be `pointed out that the composite strip or sheet is fed into the machine intermittently but at a continual rate of advance. During each interval when the sheet is at rest, the Wire insertion is made. As soon as the machine starts up into operation again the wire inserts are cut olf and thereafter the extending ends of the wire are forced inwardly whereby the inserts are uniform and locked in place. This operation is continued, the strips being cut off between each wire insert to a desired width.

I claim:

1. In a machine of the character described, a device for intermittently feeding a composite sheet including. a facing sheet carrying a corrugated sheet secured thereto, wire feeders for tween said corrugated sheet and said facing sheet, and means for scoring said composite sheet to retain inserted wires in place.

2. In a machine of the character described, a device for intermittently feeding a composite sheet including a facing sheet carrying a corrugated sheet secured thereto, wire feeders for simultaneously inserting a plurality of wires between said corrugated sheet and said facing sheet, means for cutting off inserted wires with a portion of each wire projecting from said sheet, means for forcing the wire projecting portion into the composite sheet, and means for scoring said composite sheet to retain inserted Wires in place.

3. I n a machine of the character described, a device for intermittently feeding a composite sheet including a facing sheet carrying a corrugated sheet secured thereto, wire feeders for simultaneously inserting a plurality of wires between said corrugated sheet and said facing sheet, means for scoring said composite sheet to retain inserted wires in place, and means for severing said composite sheet between inserted wires to provide individual sheet portions stiffened by said inserted wire.

4. In a machine of the character described, a device for intermittently feeding a composite sheet including a facing sheet carrying a corrugated sheet secured thereto, wire feeders for simultaneously inserting a plurality of wires between said corrugated sheet and said facing sheet, means for cutting off inserted wires with a portion of each wire projecting from said sheet, means for forcing the wire projecting portion into the composite sheet, means for scoring said composite sheet to retain inserted wires in place, and means for severing said composite sheet between inserted wires to provide individual sheet portions stiened by said inserted wire.

5. In a machine of the character described an intermittently rotatable tubular member to receive a preformed composite sheet having at least one at sheet thereon secured to a corrugated sheet, a plurality ofI separate wire feeders positioned about theperiphery of said tubular member to feed and insert Wires into `said composite sheet between the nat sheet and the corrugated sheet when the tubular member is stationary, cutters for severing the inserted Wires, and scoring knives for scoring the composite sheet as it leaves the tubular member to retain inserted wires.

6. In a machine of the class described, a. plurality of separate spaced wire feeders,a rotatable tubular member for intermittently advancing past said wire feeders a composite sheet including at least a flat sheet bonded to a corrugated sheet, and operating mechanism for operating each of said wire feeders simultaneously during that period when the intermittently advanced sheet is at rest to insert a plurality of. wires at spaced points between said fiat and said corrugated sheets.

7. In a machine of the class described, a plurality of separate spaced wire feeders, a rotatable tubular member for intermittently advancing past said wire feeders a composite sheet including at least a flat sheet bonded to a corrugated sheet, operating mechanism for operating each of said wire feeders simultaneously during ythat period when the intermittently advanced sheet is at rest to insert a plurality of Wires at spaced points between said fiat. and said corrugated sheets, and scoring knives for scoring the composite sheet with the inserted wires as the sheet is advanced after said rest period.

8. In a machine of the character described, a feeding device comprising a rotatable tubular member having a plurality of grooves on the outer face thereof extending substantially paralll to the axis of rotation of said tubular member, means for intermittently rotating said tubular member, means for feeding a composite sheet onto said tubular member, said sheet having a corrugated; face fitting into said pluralityv 'of grooves,.means for feeding wire spaced about. said tubularmemberat an: end thereoffto feed wire into said composite sheet on said tubular member at a. pluralityliof selected. points, and. means for operating saidk Wirefeeding means during the interval between rotational movements of said tubular member...

9. In a machine of the character described, a rotatable tubular member having a pluralityV of grooves onl the outer face thereof extending subst'antiallyv parallel. to the axis of rotation of said tubularA member, Vmeans for intermittently rotating said tubular member, means for feeding a compositesheet ontov said tubular member, said sheet having! a corrugated face tting. into said plurality of grooves, and ya plurality of means for feeding wire spaced about said tubular member atxanendl thereof to feed wire into a composite sheet fon said tubular member at a plurality of t selectedV points, said wire feeding means fitting closely adjacent to said tubular member to cooperate with said, tubular member, upon rotation thereof, to sever each positioned Wire extended and positioned from said feeding means in said f' sheet on said tubular member.

10. In a machine of the character described', a rotatable .tubular member having a plurality of grooves on the outer face thereofextending substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of saidfy tubular member, means for feeding a composite sheet onto said tubular member, said sheet having a corrugated face fitting into said plurality of grooves, means for feeding Wire spaced about v.said tubular member at an end thereof to feed wirey into a compositesheet on said tubular member at a plurality of selected points, and means, including a drive and timing mechanism for operating the feeding means and the tubular member alternately and intermittently to insert Wire.. 'into astatio'nary section of said composite sheet.

and then advance a. new section of sheet to receve Wire. K

JOHN F. PAGENDARM. 

